ABC7 is tracking crime and safety in cities across Southern California.
Robberies over the last 12 months are
The areas of the county policed by the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department
averaged
Robbery is generally defined by police as taking something of value from someone by force or threatening force. So while someone taking a smartphone from someone’s bag would be theft, taking it while pointing a firearm at the person would be robbery.
The risk is not the same area to area.
ABC7’s data team looked at data that every local police agency reported to the California Department of Justice through 2021, the latest date for which records are available.
The map color codes each community by the robbery rate in 2021. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of robberies.
Click on any area on the map to see detailed figures, rates and trends.
You can find your neighborhood by using the box at the top of the map to search for any street, place, landmark or zip code to zoom to that location.